1、2024 Association Climate Review 2 CONTENTS FOREWORD 3 1 DECARBONIZATION 4 2 CLIMATE LOBBYING POSITIONS OF VOLKSWAGEN GROUP 7 3 OPERATIONALS FRAMEWORK,METHODOLOGICAL CONCEPT,AND SELECTION CRITERIA 8 4 ASSOCIATION REVIEWS 11 5 SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK 19 CONTACT INFORMATION 20 EDITORIAL NOTES AND DISCLAIME
2、R Terminology.In the following,the terms“Volkswagen,”“Volkswagen Group,”“the“Company”and“the Group”are used to refer to the entire Volkswagen Group.In case a statement only refers to Volkswagen AG or to a specific Group entity or brand,this is explicitly noted as such.Translation.Where possible,quot
3、es of non-English-language position statements were taken from translations provided by the respective association itself.Where no such translation into English was available(in rare occasions),the editorial team took over the translation work.Disclaimer.Please note,the Association Climate Review 20
4、24 is a snapshot as per a specific cut-off date and subject to change.Consequently,the information contained in the Association Climate Review 2024 cannot give rise to claims of any kind.Furthermore,Volkswagen AG does not assume any responsibility to update,revise or supplement the report.Reference
5、period.The reporting year for the ACR 2024 is the year 2024 whilst also including relevant information from 2023.NAVIGATION References to external websites References to Volkswagen websites 3 FOREWORD Dear Stakeholders,Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity.Today,we no long
6、er discuss whether there is a need for action but rather how we can protect our climate for generations.The world has entered the path towards decarbonization.And on this way,our industry is at a turning point.The speed of this change is unprecedented.New competitors are entering the market with dis